.....Emerald Green and Lemon Yellow.....

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Chris Petersen of Boise State Broncos -- everyone's tired of the BCS - ESPN

 

Wrapping up the Pac-12 regular season - Pac-12 Blog - ESPN

.....As for the conference in general, things were top-heavy. Oregon, Stanford and USC gave the Pac-12 three top-10 teams. But no other team even sniffed the rankings by season's end. The nine other teams had at least five losses. Seven had six or more defeats.

It was another big year for offense, with six of the nation's top 36 offenses residing in the conference. And not a great one for defense, with just three defenses ranking in the top 50.

As for the new elements of being a 12-team league, the conference championship game was ruined by USC's ineligibility due to NCAA sanctions. Instead of a top-10 matchup, the conference was stuck with 6-6 UCLA as the South Division "champion." The Bruins, of course, had just fired Neuheisel.

Utah, after a slow start, mostly played well, despite losing its starting quarterback. The Utes are headed to the Sun Bowl, a better bowl than any their former conference, the Mountain West, has to offer.

Colorado finished 3-10. Obviously, the Buffs have a ways to go.

There were some good things and bad things about the Pac-12 in 2011. The good news going forward is the new $3-billion conference TV contract that clicks in next year, as will the debuts of the Pac-12 Networks. The influx of money is one reason a school like Washington State can increase what it pays its head coach from $600,000 to $2.25 million.

Does the future look bright? Well, it certainly looks green....

 

Ouch!... I was going to suffer SF's barb,.. but you had to shove it in a little deeper.

 

I hope he stays put.

Peterson was an assistant coach under Bellotti, and he's rumored to covet being the Duck's head coach.

I think of him as our fall back, ready to step in, if the NCAA stink causes Chip to get the boot.

 

Wow,.. SF nails the rare triple entendre.